MEREDITH — The Board of Selectmen yesterday accepted the recommendation of Town Manager Phil Warren to replace the boat used by the Police Department to patrol island properties.
Warren explained that the Boston Whaler, which has been leaking for some time, is no longer serviceable because the foam within its fiberglass hull has become waterlogged. "It has been leaking, but now it's sinking," Warren said.
After finding that federal funds are not available to fund emergency watercraft on inland waters, Warren approached the marinas and found a suitable 25-foot boat at Y Landing, which can be fitted with the motor and controls from Boston Whaler. The boat, he said, would cost $5,000 plus $1,000 to switch the motor and controls and another $1,000 to equip for the use of the police. He said that the $7,000 could be withdrawn from a fund for police equipment with a current balance of $13,000.
"Considering we have a submarine," Selectman Nate Torr remarked, "this seems the best solution."
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